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Cities & Towns 
Kerala
Kochi
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Fairs, Festivals and Events
Cochin Carnival
Cochin Carnival is a merry making feast observed to welcome New year during the last week of December every year at Fort Kochi. The origin is traced to Portuguese New Year revelry here during the colonial days. During the carnival days, different forms of cultural activities and sportsevents like Kalam Vara (floor drawing), tug-of-war, bicycle race, swimming in the sea, beach volleyball etc. are held.
The major highlight of the carnival is the massive procession held on the New Years Day. A decorated elephant leads the procession accompanied by 'Panchavadyam', music bands, fancy dress, spectacular floats, folk arts forms of Kerala etc. This spectacular event is promoted by the district tourism promotion council and every year large number of tourists gather here to watch the carnival.
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By : Yash 
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| Jan 2, 2018 2:36:15 PM | New Delhi | Reply to this Comment/ Review | ||
The festival ( 31st night ) was not well organised and the crowd was really bad. It was very UNSAFE FOR WOMEN and i would suggest not to go there on new years. Even the music wasnt good. In short it was a terrible experience and i wont ever go back there again. So disappointing to see how the crowd was just staring at women and even tried to take advantage of the situation. ( I dont have the words to tell what actually happened ) The women i was with were foreigners and they were shocked to see the what the crowd was upto. PLEASE dont go. Its really UNSAFE! |
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